"Each of these species and organisms work together in ecosystems, like an intricate web." Researchers issue warning after ...

Nesting chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 micronaps per day, according to a new study. National Geographic senior editor Christine Dell’Amore comments on how this benefits penguin parents.

The art of nodding off appears to have been mastered by breeding chinstrap penguins, who take more than 10,000 naps a day, with each nap lasting an average of four seconds, according to a new study.

The study found that last year, no chicks survived from four of the five known emperor penguin colonies in the central and eastern Bellingshausen Sea, which is west of the Antarctic Peninsula ...

The study identified various ways in which penguins’ evolution has tracked geological and climatic conditions in the past. For example, many of the 18 species of penguin in the world today seem to ...

The ammonia from Adélie penguin guano reacts with sulfur-containing gases in the atmosphere to aid in forming clouds, which scientists say may be significant to regulating the climate ...

Emperor penguins are currently listed as Near Threatened on the IUCN’s Red List, but a new study calls experts to reclassify them as Vulnerable, Endangered, or even Critically Endangered.

The study, published Thursday in the British Ecological Society journal, assessed penguin breeding in artificial nests and in natural nests at eight major colonies across South Africa.

A new study shows that the mere presence of poop prompted the crustaceans to launch into evasive maneuvers. New research suggests that the presence of penguin poop causes krill to lose their ...